Chapter Profile
The Morgan County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society was formed in 1981 as a department of the local Historical Society, and reorganized in 1986 as an independent organization. The Chapter has been chartered by the State of Ohio as a non-profit organization.
Our Mission
The Chapter is dedicated to the collection, preservation, and dissemination of genealogical and historical material relating to past residents of Morgan County, Ohio.
Meetings
The Chapter meets the 3rd Tuesday of February, May, August, and November, at 7:30 p.m. at the Kate Love Simpson Library, 358 E Main Street in McConnelsville, Ohio.
Newsletter
The Morgan Link is published by the Chapter quarterly. The Link reports activities and projects of the Society, and includes genealogical and historical information of interest to researchers with Morgan County, Ohio connections. Queries are published free for members. Non-members may submit queries for $1.00 each. Send queries to the chapter at:
Morgan County Chapter OGS
P.O. Box 418
McConnelsville, OH 43756-0418
or by email to: mail@morgancountyogs.org
Kate Love Simpson Library |
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Membership
Membership rates are $10.00 single, $12.00 family, or out of country, per calendar year. Please send a stamped envelope if you wish to receive a membership card.
Single Membership $10.00
Family Membership $12.00
Benefits of Membership
Morgan County Chapter OGS is your family history link to Morgan County, Ohio. Membership in the Morgan County Chapter has many benefits, including:
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Access to the members only database section of the MCCOGS website. |
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Subscription to The Morgan Link, chapter newsletter, which contains much source material in each issue. |
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Discounts on chapter classes and workshops |
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Educational programs at quarterly meetings |
Library
The Chapter's books, manuscripts, microfilm, and other genealogical and historical material is incorporated into the Kate Love Simpson Library, genealogy and local history collection.
Kate Love Simpson Library is located at:
358 E. Main Street,
McConnelsville, Ohio 43756.
Library hours are:
10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Monday--Thursday
10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Friday
9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Saturday |
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What's New?
19 July 2008:
News Release from the Kate Love Simpson Library:
Four genealogy resources have disappeared from the genealogy/local history room in 2008. At a meeting held July 17, 2008, the Kate Love Simpson Library Board adopted the following research policy:
A security camera will be installed in the genealogy/local history room. The door to the genealogy room will be locked at all times.
Researchers using the room will be required to:
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Sign in
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leave their driver's license, or another form of photo identification, which will be kept in the library's cash register for safe keeping
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return to the circulation desk to retrieve their identification, and sign out
Researchers may be subject to search, if carrying bags, packages, and/or other materials.
Kate Love Simpson Library Board and staff would like to thank researchers for their cooperation.
The Morgan County Chapter OGS would like to take this opportunity to thank the KLS Board and staff for addressing this issue. We especially thank the staff, who will be adding more work to their already full day. We appreciate you all!
We apologize to the researchers for making their research more difficult. It is a shame that a few do something that makes these rules necessary for all!
19 July 2008:
Updated user names and passwords for the Members Only Database Section .
27 March 2008
News Release from the Morgan County Probate Court:
The Genealogy Room located in the Morgan County Courthouse, at 19 East Main Street, McConnelsville, Ohio, will be open only on Thursdays, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The genealogical records are available at that time for public view by anyone interested in doing genealogical research. Volunteers from the Morgan Co. Chapter OGS will be available at that time to assist in research.
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Morgan Co. Chapter OGS
P.O. Box 418, McConnelsville, Ohio 43756-0418
Contact us at mail@morgancountyogs.org
Copyright © 2007-2008, Morgan County Chapter OGS
Last modified: 19 July 2008